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There are currently 21 highrises under construction in Chicago, the tallest coming in at 742 feet. Read more about those here:
http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015 ... uction.php

In addition, 7 or 8 towers, some of them supertalls, are approaching construction.

http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2015 ... rtalls.php



Wolf Point South, the tallest of a complex of 3 towers will come in at 950 feet.



Vista Tower, at 1,100 feet.



The 67-Story 451 East Grand



113 East Roosevelt, the shorter of a pair of twin towers, will be built first at 829 feet.



And finally, 1000 S. Michigan Avenue will come in at 1030 feet.

Maybe, in the next 5,000 years, we can get something of this scale. We can put them right where the Suburban Cyst on the Face of Omaha lurks.

Here's a recent Arch Record article about Chicago high-rise history. The print version goes into more depth, but this will get you interested...

http://archrecord.construction.com/feat ... h-Time.asp

Thanks for sharing. Chicago is such a vibrant city to visit. And only about an hour away by plane.

All of the Highrise buildings look nice and I know lots of people in this forum want to see a few more here but really..... Would you want to live in one? I must admit I would not.

I think most people just prefer high-rises as a symbol of the vibrancy of their city, rather than to actually live in one. I would probably rather work in a high-rise than live in one. But at some point in my life I might give it a try. There's nothing to say one solution is all you need to do for your whole life.

I'd actually love to live in one, but I wouldn't be willing to sell my firstborn to afford to live in a 500sq ft unit on the upper floors.

Once I become an empty nester, I could do a high rise but not sure I will because of one thing. I'm not sure I could ever live without a dog. It would be such a pain in a high rise.

Greg

I would live in a highrise. A good friend lived in a highrise near the 113 E Roosevelt project on the 27th floor. The view was cool, but going on the balcony made me anxious.

I love Chicago, new skyscrapers that aren't super skinny? Yes!

Another skycraper is in the works, very close to being a supertall at 960 feet. It would be the 9th tallest in the city:

http://chicagoist.com/2016/09/09/major_ ... ing_up.php

Ground broken on a brownfield mega project along the Chicago River. The Riverline will include 3,600 residences, along with retail, a park, and an extension to the riverwalk, over the next 8-10 years.

https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/2016091 ... und-monday